RC 261027Power FMColleen Makhubele
Tuesday, 27 October 2026
Power Perspective was dominated by the asbestos-hit Esterus Secondary School in Gauteng, alongside election-season calls from minority sectors and a tight NSFAS funding squeeze.
- 20:18
The Democratic Alliance has lodged a complaint with the South African Human Rights Commission over asbestos hazards and deteriorating infrastructure at Esterus Secondary School, affecting about 900 students.
- 20:19
The Department of Labour condemned the school about six weeks ago and issued four prohibition notices calling for its closure, and teachers' unions are now demanding immediate closure and relocation of learners.
- 20:21
About 600 students have gone without regular cooked meals for six weeks, and three intruders robbed learners and a teacher during a lesson while crime prevention wardens on site could not deter them.
- 22:23
NSFAS says it has received more than a million applications for the coming academic cycle, and the application window is still open, though new-entrant funding depends on a budget decision still to come.